Tag: Trademark
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Lionel Messi wins fight to register himself as trademark
A European court has ruled that Lionel Messi, the world’s top earning footballer, can trademark his own name. The Barcelona and Argentina striker fought a seven-year fight to be able to use his name on sports goods. His original application was challenged by the Spanish cycling brand, Massi, which argued that the names were too…
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PayPal files infringement complaints against Paytm
PayPal has filed infringement complaints against India’s largest mobile wallet company, Paytm in the Indian Trademark office on using the same first syllable and the same colour distribution on its mark. PayPal complaint specified that Paytm had no other motive to have done so if it is not deliberate about taking benefit of its global…